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\ THR GAZE1TE ( Wall Ik* m-a-naj X. V It U ttuUiful — u« lo It. g It la Kilobit—lt&n «• a. | ) ’C**tn /4a MHia Jftt lAt4*tir* V- F. MARSHALL, Ml tar aai Frcpriktor._ VOT- XXVI._ 1 THE PRESIDENTS SUNDAY. Mr. RmmtoU Attend* Services Hold by • Raadb Country Par ■an la Wild* at Colorado—lie Listoao la lb* Preacher, but Attarwarda Delivera a Short Samoa ol bio own. and then Shakes Heads with tba Can* gradation. Glen wood Springs, Col., April 30.—Unique in the history ol Colorado was the church service held at the old Blue School House oit West Divide Creek to day, attended by President Roosevelt, and his buntinv party and all the ranchmen ana their families for miles around. The little district school build ing was not a tenth part large enough to accommodate the congregation and as a result the UIKWU WM H1WVCU Ul IUC IIOOl porch. Ou this porch scats were provided for the President and his party, the Key. Horace Mann, of Rifle, Col., the choir and the trustees of the church. The members of the congrega tion stood or sat on the ground of the school yard, or in tbeir conveyances, which were grouped around the building. The sermon by the Rev. Mr. Mann was of an unusual kind. It began with a story, teemiug With slang of the Western flavor and was full of advice suited to a congregation innring itself to the hardships of mountain life. It touched on the responsibili ties ol the President, as well as the characteristics of some of the men who have occupied that exalted place. After Mr. Mann concluded, the President spoke for ten minutes. He expressed his well known views on good citizenship, the morality of man the patriotism and duty to home and country. He was cheered heartily throughout his remark)*. After the services were concluded, the President shook hands with every man, woman and child present. The President’s party presented a picturesque appear ance as they came to the ser vices. All were on borsebick and they were dressed in their hunting costumes. They had no others at the camp. Many of those iu the congregation wore tbeir best clothes. The gowns and hots of the women were showy and in striking contrast to the mnddy tan, dock, bine jeans and other rough materials mak ing up the costnmes of the President and bis fellow hunt ers. No mountain band of road ■kcuii ever iWKco more lormi* dable than the President and his party. The Western air of the party went straight to the hearts of the people. They applauded and yelled boisterous praise of the President, regardless of the day and the fact that they were virtually in a house of worship, through the ceiling was tht bine sky, the floor soft grsss and dead leavea and the walls were moootains. In bis address to the people the President told them how glad he was .to be there and how much it pleased him to come face to face with so many people who were braving hardships with light hearts and doing their part in life without complaining or bitterness. He told them the spirit they were displaying was the chief quality of the American people that went to make this the greatest of all countries. It was at the conclusion of the President’s re* marks, when be leaned forward and beamed a welcome that took io event one in the congregation, that the President looked bis best. He was the picture of nigged health as he said; And now I want to shake hands with all of you. There arc a good many of you. ao don’t stampede, or get to milling." At me rresment made use of the cattle terms, applause was terrific, He took a position in a corner made by the school house aad the platform and shook hands with all. Secretary Loeb will visit the President to morrow in company with Elmer Chapman, the courier, who arrived in Gleawood Springs to night from Camp Roosevelt. The annual meeting of tba North Carolina Press Associa tion this year will he one of the K latest events of the kind ever Id in the State,. Not only wUl the Virginia Press Associa tion bold its session in Asheville at the mm time, bat it is now tamed that the South Carolina ****• Association has accepted an Invitation from President Varner, backed by the authori ties of Asheville, to hold its an nual session at the seme time ■nd place._ Subscribe for Tut OArrow ta Gasinmt, |l.30 a year THE CHEKOKEE INDIANS. Hr*. Prichard Tell* In a Charm log way *1 Ufa on the Bewr Y*tl*o and at the Government Schoel*. ro Um MO ft or of the Ouitu: Cherokee, N. C. April 29.— According to a long-standing promise, I will try to tell about one of the prettiest little valley* io Christendom, and its unique inhabitants. When the "Great Father” at Wasbiugtou chose to semi the Indians to the west, the eastern Cherokee tribe rebelled and cunningly fled to the mountain caves where they were indeed safe from Uncle. Sam’s em bassies . So, since the government could not mow them out, it baa endeavored to bring civilisation to the hills and coves. The land of this Reservation waa purchased and homes given win. Then to educate their children, this school was estab lished and maintained by the government. Truly, Uncle Sam chose wise ly and with excellent taste, when he selected this spot for the school. It must be one of the Dfottiect atnnno of Western "North Carolina, and certainly has no equal on the Reservation itself, lying aa it does just between the great smoky mountains, and the Bal sam Ridge, you can imagine how beautiful the scenery must be. It is indeed a little valley and once you get vkitbio, yon begin to wonder how you will get out again, for you find yourself in a triangle whose three sides are mountain walls, and but for the Oconalufty, that beautiful moun tain stream, running through, it seems that there would be no ontlct. Along this river, for the most part, is the county road going to Whittier and Bryson City, onr nearest towns. On this road we find many little post-offices and couutry stores, and here and there a "meeting house” tepping some knoll. An old settler tells me that years ago these Indians were Methodists, but some how the Methodists had loct their "holt” aud now they were nearly all Baptists. Whatever they may be, .they certainly are not the ardent wnnhirvn#r« wmo in tti. old time darkies—more like Quakers. I should say for they are indeed a silent, say-nothing i people. The older ones despise to speak Bnglisb—even If they can. I have good opportunities to draw them into conversation for they aie like the rest of the human family, they will tell their troubles to a willing listener. So facidentally I am sole to learn many of their peculiar notions. It is funny and even ludicrous to see the old Indian instincts cropping out in the younger gen eration. You may see the school boys anytime dressed up in their government uniforms with long rooster feathers flannting from their caps. The school here is primary and industrial. The farm, garden, laundry, dairy, bakery, aboc 'Hhop, cooking, sewing, etc., are all operated by the students themselves, under the direction of the respective directors pro vided by the iroyernment. The school hours are arranged so that each child works one half the day and goes to school the other half. The buildings and grounds of tb« school are modern and it* tractive. The new dormitory for the girls is a handsome struc ture costing about fifteen thou sand dollars. i At present there are one hun dred and forty pupils in school, but there an many more chil dren on the Reservation who ought to be here. It is pitiful to note with bow lhtle gratitude the Indiana receive, or ignore, the good advantages placed here In the school room I notice that the little kindergarteners •re bright and vivacious, and even io the first grade, one may see signs of life, but as they grow older It seems that they grow more stupid, so that to impart book-knowledge to a Cherokee lad fifteen years old, la. 1 imag ine, an almost impossible lob. Rot the big boys and girls like to draw, and do bead and basket work. I cannot say too mucb in praise of this delightful climate) even in winter the air Is dry and fine, and^springtime is actually re Spring is here oow in all its loveliness, making the bills quickly green and sprinkling them with wild flowers, and making the streams aliye with trout and other fish. Prom my room )nst now, I can look ncroaa the river, up on the mountain ridge Ix-yond, and see dimly the pretty blooming aza lea* of tbe most beautiful color ings, the "burnt orange" r.bade seeming to be "mott popular.” 1 understand that seven different vaiities of this gorgeous flower, grow here. To those who have asked me about, this region as a summer camping ground, I would say that it is fine, if they wish tn betake themselves "far from the maddening crowd." J4a«t sum mer, a party of college man from Atlanta.had a camp an u little island, in the river, just opposite the school-grounds. They seemed to get a great deal of fun out of the free wild life, for a few weeks. Visitors are often seen here, showing that the red roan is still an object of interest to the pale faces. But at present 1 am Finding mountain climbing much more interesting. As an amateur climber 1 often went up one step and slipped back three, bnt now my companions have no occas ion for merriment at my expense, for 1 am rapidly becoming an expert and hope soon to become a leader of this delightful recre ation. With best wishes for the Ga zette my ever welcome semi weekly visitor from Gastonia, I am Vctv sincerely, (Mas.) Rosa Holt Prichard. Walking tha Figure "*" Yofkylllf Mr* krm. In the asylntn for the Insane at Colombia, so we have been told.ia a poor demented creature that spends his entire time walk ing a well-beaten path on the asylntn grounds that forms the figure "8.M This is bis self-im posed task day in and day out. continuously except when lie is interrupted by an attendant. If led to another part of the grounds be is last and bewild ered until be finally stumbles back into his mnch trodden path when be resumes again bis mo notonous, ceaseless, foolish la bor, Why does be do it? one will ask. What hallucination of tuind is it that impels him on ward in bis endless journey? There is but one explanation— he’s crazy. The above is for the purpose of illustration. It may not seem apt and appropriate to some, but it appears to us thst the cot ton planter of the south who continues ceaselessly year in and out to raise more cotton than there is demsnd for is simply walking the figure ‘‘S.*’ And ask why he doea it: seek his motive: sum up his case in your own mind. You will conclude the same as cited above. That is the whole trouble with the south today. It is walking arouna rue imaginary lines 01 the figure ‘‘8” with a huge cot tou bale on ita shoulders that nobody appears to want. It is wearing itself out in this self-imposed burden—this pau perizing. foolish toil. Is there no way to divert ita mind into other channels? Has this fool ish drudgery of cotton raising so engrafted itself upon the south that it will be impossible to throw it off? For a time it seemed that the cotton planters organization would find a remedyfor the mal ady, but late reports, w* are afraid, will prove to the contra ry and show that the southern farmer has stumbled back into bis old rut and taken up again his heavy burden of cotton. The Daughters of the Confed eracy of Virginia have started a movement for the erection of a monument to General Fitcbugh Lee in Richmond. GASTON PEOPLE IN TEXAS. An Interesting Uttar from Mr. C. L. Stowe, at Skerma. A Idler received by Capt. W. I. Stowe a few (lays ago from bis nephew, Mr. C. L. Stowe, who went to Sherman. Texan, many years ago contain* so many references to Gaston county people who arc uow liviug in that great state, we xre pleased to print the teller, in full, feeling sure that it will be of i merest to very many of out reader*. The letter also contained a Itcauliful ly gotten up copy ul the elalrnr ate program in honor of Presi dent Roosevelt's recent visit to Sherman. Mr. Stowe’s name appears as Chief marshal of the day. Shennan, Tex. April 24th, 1905 Capt. W. I. Stowe. _ . . Gastonia, N. C. Dear Uncle Will: Your favor of the 20th lost, gave me a pleasant surprise this a. m. Indirectly I bad beard of tbe welfare of you aud family, more often of our friends in v.unoiu and vicinity. Last smuiner and again in October, Sam Pegrain visited us. he proved to be a good talker, well informed, sad recently from N. C., so I was In nearer touch with my old borne people than at any time since death of nncle Jasper. (Col. Jasper Stowe, of Belmont) and I was deprived of his most excellent letters. From time oi oat arrival in Texas, May 1866, till period of his last sickness, nncle Jasper wrote me twice * “on*1*, letters full of wise comment on current events, minute reports of health and condition of our friends near him, and criticism of actions in national and local political fields. I am glad that my good annt can be spared yon though not as when young and full of vigor. Give her my love and tell her that the memory of her good ness to this orphan when he was a boy, then more desolate in heart than she knew, will be cherished white I have life. Congratulate your sons on their soccets as heads of families. 1 pray tbeir children may ever be sources of pride and comfort to them. 1 have been blessed in ray children, only four born to ns, all now mature and useful members of their race. My old est son lives in city of Fort Worth, has important position on daily morning newspaper in that city. My second son is in medical department of Tnlane University in New Orleans, he has temporary position also, and practices in a large hospital in that city. My youngest son is doing well in land abstract busi ness here. My daughter with her husband and three children ! live in Ardmore, I. T., from all 1 know prosperous and happy. Only aevcreill luck recently my way was loss by fire of my home 31st of last October, only had it half Kv inanmnno it went books, pictures, papers etc. records and relics accumu lated in housekeeping for period of 32 years. My wife hat been almost an invalid for over a year, now through rest and careful treat ment she is gaining both flesh and strength. None of our chil dren with us, we put off re building our borne till snmmer, comfortably spent the winter with quarters and service* hired. All five of my sisters' children I tee some time*, they and little ones are in better condition than the majority of people enjoy, TellCapt. J.Q. II. to not leave Sherman out when he visits Texas. I expect lie will come in May to visit meeting of General Assembly of our church at Port Worth. The last moder * ' *-*""*"'*- ■ ■ w ROYAL Baking Powder Makes Clean Bread ' With Royal Baiting Powder there it no mixing with thehandi,no tweat of the brow. Perfect cleanline*i,greatett facility, tweet, clean, healthful food. Pull inatnictiona in the " Royal Baker and Paetry Cook* book for making all kind* of bread, biacuit and cak« with Royal Baking Powder. Gratia to any addraaa. aavM. mm wrote oe. ua wh.uam a»„ niw raw. — ■ hi iMiwnrw—urn >lor ol this high cburcb bodr. wm Dr. SamNeel oi Kama Chr, Mo., ■ first cousin of my fstber. I haw a letter from bin) (hat He will visit os here when enroute to next mouths meet* jog. He will preach for ai here, our pastor Dr. Me* Geachy being a warm friend oi bu. having known him in Missouri. Capt. J. Q. ff. will be able to meet bis old friend Dr. Sampson, once President ol Austin College here, but now is charge of s church college is Austin, Tessa, He is an abk man and quite prominent is Texas Presbyterianism. Manuel kudssill (color beater of Lt*fa N. Cm Regiment) my life time friend and neighbor I see often. No better citizen In our connty, nor more proeperonz farmer than be. We missed lata frost and freeze but got too much spring rain. Fruit crop ptocpccts never bet* tar. garden truck now abundant. As canoe for lack of letters to my friends from me, it will in terest you to kuow that I am a a busy man though 55 yean old. no time of my life did I find so ranch to do. Sometimes a man in office has leisure, when so fixed please write me again and again. 1 did not tell yon that ray brother Jim's son now fives }n California. My youngest brother’s widow and two sons live in Ardmore, her daughter married and is in Neosho, Mo. Remember me kindly to our tnatual friends. Yoon, C. L. Stow*. •rtw ClmiiM m Woman's Claba. • Ex President Grover Cleve land has an article on "Woman's Mission and Woman’s Clubs" in s current magazine. He says in part: "To tboae cl us wbo suffer periods of social pessimism, but wbo. in the midst of it all, ding to our faith in the saving grace of simple and unadulterated wo manhood, any discontent on the part of woman with her ordained lot, or a restless demon her part to be and do somethin? not within the sphere of her ap pointed ministrations, cannot appear otherwise than as perver sions of a gift of God to the hu man race. 1 The restlessness and discon tent to which 1 have referred ia most strongly manifested in a movement which has for a long time been on foot for securing to women the right to vote and otherwise participate in public affairs. Let it here be distinctly understood that no sensible man has fears of ioiury to the coun try on account of such partici pation. It is its dangerous, nn dennimng-effect on the charact er* of the wives and mothers of our-land that we fenr. This par ticular movement is so aggres sive and so extreme in its ttwis teuce that those whom it has fully enlisted may well be con ei Aavr*/l «■ swajmUatVl* A A — very recent meeting of those radicals a high priestess of the faith declared: ‘No matter how bad the crime a woman commits, if she can't vote and is classed with idiots and criminals and lunatics, she shonld not be pan ished by the same laws as those who vote obey.' - "This was said when advocat ing united action on the part ol the assembled body to prevent the execution of a woman proved guilty of the deliberate sad ag gravated murder of bar husband. The speaker ia reported to have further announced, ns apparent !7 Ikv/Iiw: VI OCT Boards, l< w» could vote we’d be will log to be banged.’ It i* e thou sand pitlea that all the wives found in such company caunol sufficiently open their minds to tee the compute fitness of the homely definition which de scribes a good wife aa a woman who loves her husband and bet country, with no desire to run either.’ "There is comfort in the re flection that, eves though these extremists may not be amenable to reformation, there is a fab prospect that tbeir manifest rad icalism and tbeir blunt avowal of subverting purposes will ef fectively warn against danger ously wide acceptances uf their theories.’’ After considering tbs woman*! club as a weapon of retaliation upon man for neffect of hit home, and suggesting that th< retaliation may fall upon lbs in wfn M u,e nil*? Mr. Cleveland says: "It sasy safely be assumed that among those who are rood diitorbed by the growth of wo man’s chibs, the sentiment it universal that man’s neglect ol woman is a dastardly offense *ud that the whipping post foi wife-beaters would be a whole some feature of our criminal Insomnia! SSSwSiS c.'Jy'th?ittrMOWwlTLt tl« .rebut .mell thin*, .hen "Teelc* dcr dally and nightly. A word to us and weMl Insure you against loss rad worrfmoot. THE LOVE TRUST CO. All KM. nf limace. ' ■ Mkla. Ha got up, caught the fpayaad hitched it to a tree. Mr. T, C. Lee, who got to him ant, says the bone waa actually sticking through the akin and resting on tha ground. The wounded maa waa taken to the Monroe hospital and the wound waa dressed aa beat it coaid be i> the shattered condition of tha limb. Mr. Griffis was very anxious that hia foot should be saved, but by Friday it waa sees that amputation waa necessary, gaognnt having aat is. Dr. PreaslaT of Charlotte and tha local doctori took off the leg early Priday evening The patient rallied and becam# conscious, bat soon after mid Sight becama goeonaciou* and remained so nntil be died at six 0 «ljek Satordsy morniag. d««««d «» W yean old on tbs 21st of last October. Just two vears before the day of hia death he was married to Mis# ^'• WUllan.aon. she, with * Mgk daughter test seven months old, mirvivos Mm. Tbs yonng man waa a gammas '.s' ‘ '■*)v inanity idc^m U»o!L*!S' ajSIggSb^ ll^-Hs^s: Baptiat taking pan Batten Bay Vina MafeL ; **—*•■ •'— ■'Turimn frtmrix, roTSSf £“£5^ B «UJ e field°"b#T h c^d edyj'oo ° wa* given to ICr. Riddla, of OaatoSa! ^ mn*«ri»m. - • 7T* > • »• «.*V* **.*• *14. - gk-._C_ ••>** —a
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